ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
When a Head Is about to Burst: Attachment Mediates the Relationship Between Childhood Trauma and Migraine.
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- Adverse childhood experience is associated with an increased risk of reporting chronic pain in adulthood: a stystematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2023Pooled it
- Cumulative adverse childhood experiences increase migraine risk in later life in China: evidence from CHARLS with mediation and Mendelian randomization.The journal of headache and pain · 2026Article
- Childhood maltreatment, trauma, and pain: trauma-related symptoms as mediators in a high-risk group.Pain reports · 2026Article
- Vagally Mediated Heart Rate Variability and Attachment-Related Avoidance in Pediatric Migraine: A Mediated Pathway to Somatic Symptoms Severity.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- What is the association between childhood adversity and subsequent chronic pain in adulthood? A systematic review.BJA open · 2023Review
- The Direct and Indirect Influences of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Physical Health: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundPeople exposed to childhood trauma show insecure attachment patterns and are more prone to chronic and pain-related conditions, including migraine. The aim of this study was to explore the mediating role of attachment in the association between childhood trauma and adulthood chronic health conditions, with a focus on migraine.
methodsRespondents from a representative sample of citizens of the Czech Republic (
resultsAfter adjusting for sociodemographic variables, SEM confirmed a significant mediation of the relationship between childhood trauma and migraine through adulthood attachment. There was no mediation effect of adulthood attachment found in other health complaints.
conclusionThis study highlights the mediation effect of attachment in the link between childhood trauma and migraine. Attachment-based therapeutic interventions can be useful in the treatment of patients with migraine.
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